5 Ups And 2 Downs From WWE Cruiserweight Classic (July 27)

by Scott Carlson

1. Sabre Jr. Makes Bryan Go Ga-Ga

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You know that when Daniel Bryan talks about wanting to steal your moves for his own, you’ve done something right.

Zack Sabre Jr., one of the favorites in the tournament, earned a hard-fought victory over Tyson Dux on Wednesday’s episode, busting out a series of counters and submission moves, winning by submission with a Jim Breaks armbar in which he bent the fingers back to prevent Dux from grabbing the rope.

Throughout the match, Bryan gushed over Sabre’s smooth counters to Dux’s holds, transitioning from targeting one body part to another. Sabre didn’t unload his arsenal in this first-round match, but you’ve got to believe he’ll bust out more stuff in future rounds. And you can bet that Bryan will revel in those moves as well.

Solid CWC debut for Sabre that just makes you want to see him again and what else he can do.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.